Spurs will be thorn in Chelsea's title hopes, says Danny Rose

In full bloom: Danny Rose celebrates after his 30-yard volley stole the show in Tottenham’s victory over Arsenal at White Hart Lane

Danny Rose today promised that Tottenham will derail Chelsea's title bid after ending Arsenal's hopes of a trophy with their first victory in a north London derby since 1999.

Spurs beat the Gunners 2-1 at White Hart Lane as Rose marked his first League start for the club with a stunning 30-yard volley, before Gareth Bale added a second and Nicklas Bendtner netted late on for the visitors.

Harry Redknapp's side bounced back from Sunday's FA Cup semi-final defeat by Portsmouth and moved to within a point of fourth-placed Manchester City. Arsenal are now languishing six points behind leaders Chelsea, who visit Tottenham on Saturday evening.

And Rose believes his team-mates can upset the odds once again — and give Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson a helping hand — when the Blues look to continue their push towards their first League crown since 2006.

Rose, 19, said: "Beating Arsenal proves that we can beat Chelsea. We have come on leaps and bounds this season and have been more consistent away from home as well.

"It's the first time we have beaten Arsenal in 11 years and we have shown we can beat anyone at home.

"We needed to win to put a bit of pressure on Manchester City. They have got a hard game at the weekend against United and so have we.

"I know a lot of people wrote us off with the tough matches we had coming up so it was important to get three points against Arsenal."

Rose set Spurs on their way with a superb strike after Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia's punch fell to him outside the box and set the tempo for a rip-roaring encounter.

"I don't think I have ever hit a better shot than that in my life," he added.

"I was going to bring it down at first and then at the last minute I just thought I would hit it. I caught it sweetly and it has gone in.

"I was very nervous but the lads helped me out massively before the kick-off. Coaches Les Ferdinand and Tim Sherwood both came up to me and told me not to worry about anything and do what I do in training.

"The atmosphere in the dressing room was unbelievable after the game. Everyone was jumping on Heurelho Gomes. He made three world-class saves and everyone was buzzing."

Rose had to come off at half-time after he tweaked a knee ligament and Spurs had Gomes to thank for securing the points as he denied substitute Robin van Persie, who made his comeback after a five-month absence with knee surgery, with a series of acrobatic saves.

Gomes said: "They came to me in the dressing room and said thank you for helping us. When I lose, I don't lose alone and when I win I don't win alone. Everyone contributed to the victory and I just contributed a little bit!

"We have to keep going the same way for the Chelsea game. Of course a win like that gives us more confidence but we had confidence before this game as well. We just know that we have to try to win games to finish in the top four. Chelsea is another massive game.

"They are first in the League and will come to win the game. We will try to win as well. They and Arsenal are at the same level. They have a strong squad and a couple of players injured but that's still a good squad."

Ledley King also believes Tottenham can get a result against Chelsea. The centre-back said: "It's a massive win. Coming off a disappointing result in the FA Cup, it was a good time to play against Arsenal.

"We had no time to dwell on that. We knew we had this coming up. I've seen the table and it's a big, big result for us. It was important we bounced back: we feel we can beat anyone at home."